It was December 1965 when I married Harvey in Illinois. He was originally from a small town in Texas, called Crockett (yes, Davy Crockett once spent the night there – as the rumor goes – but that’s another story). For our first Christmas together, we received from Texas a fruitcake that his sister, Bernice, made. [...]
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Christmas Date Loaf: Family Fruitcake Treasure
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Homemade Pie Crust
The baking season is upon us, with Thanksgiving just ahead. In this video, Catherine Schon, of Sassafras Catering, demonstrates how to make a tasty homemade pie crust. Now for some of you this will be old hat, but for many who are rediscovering the baker within, this will be very useful to watch. Actually, even [...]
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